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Burrows, Roger and Gane, Nicholas (2006) Geodemographics, software and class. Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association, Volume 40 (Number 5). pp. 793-812. doi:10.1177/0038038506067507
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038038506067507
Abstract
This article examines some of the implications for the sociological analysis of social class of the migration of geodemographic classifications of various sorts into software systems designed to ‘sort out’ people and places. It begins by offering an overview of the history and development of geodemographic classifications. It then argues that such classifications are increasingly becoming embedded in ‘soft-ware sorting’ procedures of various sorts, which in turn leads to the prospect of ‘automated spatiality’ becoming a common feature of the contemporary constitution of social class.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association | ||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0038-0385 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2006 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 40 | ||||
| Number: | Number 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 793-812 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0038038506067507 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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